Soyuz-U launched the Bion 11 biosatellite from Plesetsk carrying two rhesus macaques, Lapik and Multik, plus newts, insects and other organisms for a 14-day life-sciences mission; Multik died during post-flight medical tests.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 623rd
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 24 December 1996, 13:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Biology
- International designator
- 1996-073
- Launches in 1996
- 77th of 77
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